stress fracture
noun
: a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress
Examples of stress fracture in a Sentence
The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.
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Blackburn missed nearly three months of the season last year before the trade with a stress fracture in his foot.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Hinshelwood had already been sidelined after suffering a stress fracture of the foot, curtailing his contribution from February onwards, but the promise evident during his development through the academy was bearing fruit.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In: Reese Waters, the preseason all-conference guard who had his entire year wiped out by a stress fracture in his foot, has already committed to returning.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The 33-year-old was limited to 15 games in 2024 because of a stress fracture in a rib in his back and chronic right knee tendonitis that resulted in season-ending surgery.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Hinshelwood had already been sidelined after suffering a stress fracture of the foot, curtailing his contribution from February onwards, but the promise evident during his development through the academy was bearing fruit.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In: Reese Waters, the preseason all-conference guard who had his entire year wiped out by a stress fracture in his foot, has already committed to returning.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The 33-year-old was limited to 15 games in 2024 because of a stress fracture in a rib in his back and chronic right knee tendonitis that resulted in season-ending surgery.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Stress fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20fracture. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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